Category Name | Corruption |
Source of News | efccnigeria.org |
Date of New | 2025-05-12 |
News Headline | Court Jails Nine for Internet Fraud in Uyo |
Name of Reporter | EFCC |
Name of Victim | Name not mentioned |
Age | 0 |
Gender | |
Occupation | |
Type of Matter | Corruption |
Complain Office | EFCC |
Crime Address | Calabar |
Crime State | Cross River |
Crime Local Govt Area | Not Available |
Crime City | Calabar |
Geo-Political Zone | SOUTH-SOUTH |
Crime Date | 0000-00-00 |
Alleged Offence | 1-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime, money laundering and impersonation |
Section of the Law | 18(2)(d) and 18(3), Money Laundering Act |
Crime Motivation | |
Type of Sector | Private |
Alleged Crime Organization | Individual |
Organization Category | Love relationship pretense |
Crime Sector | Individual |
Type of Crime | Cybercrime/fraud |
Item Description | Foreign currency amount (US Dollars) |
Quantity | 0 |
No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | 0 |
General Remark | Option of fine |
Perpetrators Destination | |
No of Victims | 1 |
Prosecuting Agency | EFCC |
Arraignment Date | 2025-05-12 |
Court | Federal High Court |
Court Address: State | Cross River |
Court Address: Town | Calabar |
Name of Judge | Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie Dugbo |
Prosecting Counsel | Joshua Abolarin and Khamis Mahmud |
Defense Counsel | Udeme Tom, David Akpanifum and Emmanuel Nsebe |
No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 1 |
Status of Matter | Sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with option of fine and also forfeited $300 to Fed. Govt. |
No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | 0 |
No of Persons Jailed | 1 |
Forfeited Assets | 0 |
Amount Forfeited | 300 |
Alleged Ransom Demanded | 0 |
Alleged Ransom Paid | 0 |
Conviction Date | 2025-05-12 |
Details | Source |